Psychology 100

Psychology 100

1. A bank teller was so distracted by the sight of a bank robber’s weapon that she failed to perceive important features of the criminal’s physical appearance.   This best illustrates
a. Dissociation
b. Change blindness
c. Selective attention
d. A near-death experience

2. Sleep deprivation ______ the production of body fat by __________ levels of the stress hormone cortisol.
e. Stimulates; increasing
f. Inhibits; increasing
g. Stimulates; decreasing
h. Inhibits; decreasing

3. The divided-consciousness theory of hypnosis receives support from evidence that
i. Hypnosis can block sensory input.
j. Hypnosis can affect voluntary but not involuntary behaviors.
k. Hypnotized people are simply playing the role of “good hypnotic subjects.”
l. Hypnotized people can endure pain without experiencing emotional distress.

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4.   Alexis is socially withdrawn and has few close friends.   This behavior is most likely to be diagnosed as a symptom of a psychological disorder if it is:
a)   also noticeable in other members of her family.
b) preventing her from functioning effectively.
c) not caused by a biological disorder
d) difficult for her to change.

5.   At one time, disordered people were simply warehoused in asylums.   The asylums were replaced with psychiatric hospitals in which attempts were made to diagnose and cure those with psychological disorders.   This best illustrates one of the beneficial consequences of
a) psychoanalytic theory
b) the DSM-IV-TR
c) the medical model.
d) linkage analysis.

6.   Which of the following models would be more helpful for explaining why certain psychological disorders occur only in particular cultures?
a) the cognitive perspective
b) the medical model
c) the biopsychosocial approach
d) the learning perspective.

7.   A current authoritative scheme for classifying psychological disorders is known as the:
a) DID
b) medical model
c) DSM-IV-TR
d) biopsychosocial approach.

8.   Using...